- Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
- Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” - My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
as a father the son he delights in. - Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.”
- Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
- The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today.
- For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
- This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.
- May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands. - For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
- Till the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,
and the fertile field seems like a forest. - Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
- For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
“I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” - Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
- May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us.
- Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path. - As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us. - My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart. - “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
- Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
- My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity. - And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
- There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens.
Bible verse of the day
For the Lord gives wisdom;from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.